MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
THURSDAY. AUGUST IS. I9E2
Summer Salad Days Raise
Questions Regarding Oils
Br JEANNE LESEM
New York (UPD Summer
aUd days raise the question
- which liquid oil is prefer
. , . . able for home-
made dress
ings and all
purpose cook
ing? The med
ical answer is
one for your
family physi
cian to pre
scribe. If he
recommends a
Jauuia Lejera diet low in
polyunsaturated fats for low
ering blood cholesterol, he
may suggest corn or safflower
' oil, or vegetable oils generally.
There are five widely avail
able oils to consider for flavor
and general usefulness, and a
few others of special interest.
One staple is olive oil, which
goes so far back in history
that no one has pinpointed its
first culinary use. The Span
ish Olive Oil institute says
that Ancient Greeks mixed
olive oil with vinegar and
spices to make fish sauces and
used it alone for salads and
cooking.
Spain has been the chief
olive producing area since
Julius Caesar's day. With Italy
and Greece, it supplies 95 per
cent of the olive oil used in
the United States. But the
United States ranks below
Europe and Latin America on
olive oil use.
" Tree Thriv ' "
Thomas Jefferson failed in
an attempt to grow olive trees
in Virginia's humid climate.
Spanish and Italian monks
who came to the Americas in
colonial times had better luck,
says the Olive Oil institute.
The trees they planted in Cali
fornia thrived, but their fruit
is used mainly for pickling.
The small amount of olive oil
this country produces is a by
product of the black olive in
dustry. Corn and cottonseed oil are
big sellers in the U.S.A., but
the first refined corn oil got
off to a bad start in 1911. So
many people remembered the
objectionable taste of the first
crude corn oil that salesmen
-with portable stoves had to
fry potatoes and onions in
store demonstrations to estab
tablish the refined oil as a
quality product.
Cottonseed oil for cooking
was introduced commercially
about 1S99 after a chemist,
David Wesson, developed an
odorless oil in his laboratory
at the Southern Cotton oil
Co., New Orleans.
Mildest
The mildest flavored are
peanut oil, a long-time staple
in the Orient, and safflower
oil, now expanding from
health food store distribution
into supermarkets because of
its importance in low-cholesterol
diets. Safflower oil is
made from seeds of a thistle
like Old World herb whose
flowers are used for fabric
dyes.
Some Africans cook with
palm oil, extracted from date
like fruit. Boiled palm oil is
said to produce an agreeably
flavored fat that resembles
butter. Poppysecd oil Is in
culinary use in parts of
France, and sesame seed oil,
In the Orient. The latter has a
nuttv flavor.
Walnut oil is used for Cir
cassian chicken, a Turkish
Russian dish of rnlH hnilcH
chicken frosted with walnut
paste and oil. The oil is sepa
rated from the nutmeats by
putting them through a food
grinder five times.
Whatever their flavor and
health benefits, liquid oils lose
the calorie count to most solid
fats. The U.S. Department of
Agriculture gives this calorie
count per tablespoonful: but
ter and margarine, 100; solid
vegetable fats, 110; corn, cot
tonseed, olive and soy bean
oils, 125; and lard, 135.
Tips
Grandmothers Club
Picnic Is Planned
Central Point - Grandmoth
ers Clubs of America, Crater
chapter, will meet for a pic
nic at 1 p.m., August 20 at
the home of Mrs. Seldon Hill,
160 South Amy street, Cen
tral Point.
Hostesses are Mrs. G. F.
Brood. Mrs. R. B. Langston,
and Mrs. Cordie Burns
Turkey for Dieters
Turkey, Near East style, is
a .fancy low-fat, low-calorie
dish developed for a diet and
coronary heart disease study
project of the New York City
Department of Health.
Brown 1 cup of uncooked
rice lightly in 2 tablespoons
of vegetable oil. Add 2 cups
of chicken or turkey broth.
Cook gently, uncovered, until
rice is tender and liquid is
absorbed. Add more broth if
needed. Place rice in baking
dish. Cover with 1 pound of
cooked turkev. honeH anri
sliced.
Saute 1 turkey liver in 1
tablespoon of vegetable oil.
Chon eoarselv Miv uriih i.
cup of currants or raisin, Vi
cup oi pine nuts, slivered al
monds or coarsely chopped
walnuts, and cun nf tnrkxv
drippings, fat removed. Pour
over lurxey and rice. Heat 15
to 20 minutes in preheated
350-degree oven. Serves 4..
Pythian Sisters
Hold Ceremony
Yreka - Mrs. Esther Smith
and her son. Warren Smith
were initiated into the Pythi-
an bisters, Aurora temple, in
a ceremony held Wednesday
evenine in the ohh Fellows
hall.
Serving as most excellent
chief during the initiation
ceremony was Mrs. Lee Mor
ford; excellent senior, Mrs.
Ernest Johnson and excellent
junior, Mrs. Irene Willon
brink. Miss Floy Johnston and
Mrs. Ruth Rider were chal
lengers. During the business session
it was voted to contribute to
the Girl Scout fund drive. The
members also passed a resolu
tion opposing the senate re
apportionment measure, Prop
osition No. 23, on the Novem
ber ballot.
Following the business
meeting refreshments were
served from tables decorated
with ararngements of golden
glow and ivy. Mrs. Lee Mor-
ford, Mrs. Alvin Lewis and
Mrs. Lloyd Bishofberger were
on the refreshment committee.
Mrs. Orlo Davis will serve
as committee chairman for the
September meeting.
Reunion
Ashland - Three brothers
who have not been together
for 25 years have been en
joying a reunion at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Spen
cer, 620 Iowa street.
Reliving their boyhood days
in Ashland were Dr. Peter L.
Spencer, now on the faculty
of Los Angeles City college,
George C. Spencer and Don
ald Spencer, both of Ashland,
and the wives of all three
brothers.
1
Viilt in Bend
Cave Junction Mr. and
Mrs. Lucias Robinson and
daughter. Pauline, Ke r by
spent the week end in Bend,
Ore., with their son and his
family, Mr. and Mrs. K. G.
Robinson.
Sewing Center
Outlined
For Homemakers
In starting back - to school
sewing, organize an area of
the house as a sewing center
so that interruptions don't to
tally disrupt your sewing.
This advice and ways to put
it to use are given by Bernice
Strawn, Oregon State univer
sity extension specialist.
Two out of five women
make clothes for themselves
and their families and nearly
70 per cent use a sewing ma
chine. Surveys show that
home sewing is done in many
parts of the house. Usually
the homemaker cuts out a gar
ment on the dining table,
presses on the ironing board
in the kitchen or laundry, and
sews in a bedroom, often
poorly lighted.
Sewing Center
With some ingenuity, she
can fit a sewing center into
her home-and reduce extra
footwork and inconvenience
of putting away materials at
each interruption.
Home economists have
found that the U-shape center
is handiest. Floor space of
seven by six and one half feet
is quite ample. If you're right
handed here's a suggested
setup.
Set machine against one
wall. At right angles to the
machine put an ironing board,
on the left, and a chest of
three or four drawers for sup
plies on the right. Reverse the
setup if left-handed. It helps
to partition drawers for such
items as pins, thread, fabrics
and patterns. Plans for build
ing a home sewing cabinet
are available at county exten
sion offices.
Luxury
For real luxury, a movable
chair on casters at the sewing
machine will enable you to do
almost all work related to
sewing without getting up,
says the OSU specialist.
In some homes, it works
best to arrange sewing equip
ment in an L-shaped center
and fit it into a corner. If
you don't have a good-sized
cutting table, perhaps a piece
of three by four by six ply
wood could be placed on ta
table or a portable folding
cutting board be placed on a
sewing chest.
Central Point RNA .
Lodge Meeting Held;
Events Announced
Central Point - Mrs. Mary
Stinger conducted the recent
meeting of the Central Point
camp, Royal Neighbors of
America, which was held in
the home of Mrs. Myrtle Pat
terson. 841 Pine street. Mrs.
Stinger replaced Mrs. Lula
Dye who was absent from the
session.
Next meeting of the group
will be at the home of Mrs.
Darrell Hendrickson, Bursell
road, on September 4 when
she will be assisted by Mrs.
August Sukow.
A potluck dinner will be
held in Medford, September
8 at 6 p.m., in the Knights of
Pythias hall. Mrs. Ruby Tay
lor will give an explanation
of changes made in by-laws
at a recent district meeting
held in Denver, Colo., which
she attended.
Church Group
Is Entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wil
lard, leaders of a newly
formed young people's group
of Valley View Sevenih-day
Adventist church, were hosts
for a party for the group last
Saturday evening. The event
was held a the Willard's
home on Jasmine street.
The young people played
games and refreshments were
served. Forty-one attended.
It is stated that the new
organization is for young
adults and young married
couples, and anyone interest
ed is invited to attend the
meetings.
Is Visitor
O'Brien Larry Michels,
grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
George Michels and son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Mich
els Jr., Hornbrook, Calif., is
spending a week with his
grandparents in O'Brien.
State Medical Assistants Convention Is Scheduled
The fourth annual conven
tion of the Oregon State Med
ical Assistants association will
convene this year in Medford,
August 24 through August 26.
The Jackson county chapter
will be the host group and
Mrs. Cccille Hammill, Central
Point, state president, will
preside.
Guests
Illinois Valley Mr. and
Mrs. F. E. Nichols and daugh
ter, Bonnie, Klamath Falls,
were guests for several days
at the home of Mrs. James
Broffle and family. Kenneth
Broffle returned with them
to Klamath Falls to visit for
two or three weeks.
In Prospect
Prospect - Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Black anc". children,
Emily and Stephen, Corval
lis, were recent guests of
Mrs. Black's mother, Mrs. F.
J. Richey.
Other officers of the state
association from this area in
clude Mrs. Wilda Stewart, vice
president; Mrs. Dorothy Cro
vette, treasurer; and Mrs. La
Verne Bramhall. correspond
ing secretary. Headquarters
for the convention will be the
Rogue Valley Country club.
Convention chairman is Mrs.
Flo Fields with Mrs. Stewart
as co-chairman.
Approximately 60 delegates
from Multnomah, Marion,
Polk and Lane counties are
expected, and invitations have
been extended to medical as
istants in other counties.
Mrs. Shirley Stevens and
Mrs. Lila McDowell are pro-
Kerby Guait
Illinois Valley - Jerry Mc
Murtrey, Wasco, Ore., is a
guest of Danny Kihs, Kerby,
this week. Previously the
young men spent a week at
Dead Indian springs at a
Methodist Bible camp.
gram chairmen for the con
vention, which is using the
Shakespearean festival as
background and theme.
Speakers include Dr. Ger
ald Turner of Humboldt State
College, Areata, Calif., direc
tor of the play, "As You Like
It;" Mrs. Bernice Strawn,
home economist from Oregon
State university, who will of
fer information on short cuts
for the busy homemaker-ca-reer
girl; and Dr. Brian
Stringer who will speak on,
"Some Aspects of Govern
ment Medical Care."
On Friday evening August
25, those attending the con
vention will see the play, "As
You Like It, and tours of the
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SHOE SERVICE
104 E. MAIN 772-2332
Iniidt Rogua Barber Shop
Shoaihina, Dyaing, Rafinifhing,
Claaning, Rapiirl
Rogue Valley Memorial hos
pital and Bear Creek orchards
are also planned.
Medical assistants associa
tions are open for membership
to anyone employed by a phy
sician who is .a member of the
county medical society in
which he practices medicine.
Teacher Visits
Cave Junction-Mrs. Myrtle
Kelly, Crescent City. Calif.,
was a guest last week at the
Home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
England. Mrs. Kelly taught
home economics at the hieh.
school here several years ago.
After her visit here she visit
ed her son, Jerry Kelly in
Medford.
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